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OBJECT TYPE: WALL MOUNTED
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0129.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: NU (HANDSET)
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL SWITCHBOX & INSET RECEIVER/ BAKELITE COVER ON INSET RECEIVER/ PLASTIC HANDSET/ ATTACHED CLOTH WRAPPED WIRE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 5.6 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1935
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED BAKELITE HANDSET READS: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/PATENTED 1925/ RD 1935/ NU/ MADE IN CANADA'/ EMBOSSED ON THE BACK OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: 'PATENTED/ 1925-1927-1935'/ ENGRAVED IN THE FRONT OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: 'HAI'/ STAMPED IN RED INK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: '9-5-39'/ ENGRAVED IN THE SWITCHBOX BACK IS: 'G1'.
Missing: DIAL
Finish: BROWN PLASTIC HANDSET/ METAL SWITCHBOX PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Handset, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1969.0129, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0129.001/

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